Range



J. w. BECK 1,836,434

RANGE Filed Sept 2, 1930 2 Sheets-Shet 1 I Inventor I I Joseph 11. fleck By Z A [tome y Dec. 15, 1931.- J. w. BECK 1,836,434

RANGE Filed Sept. 2, 1930 .2 Sheets-Sheet 2 pl 71111114 I lhuentor .1 J 6 W i /r osep L ec I r Attorney compartment inter Patented Dec. 15, 1931 v .rosrirnlwmnomor sroklmn'wnsmino'ron a RANGE Application filed September 2, 1930." Serial 1105479369 My invention relates to ranges and more artlcularly to kitchen ranges or cook stoves. lertain ob ects of the invention are to provide a, range having two ovens'witha fire main down draft \ie for" said compartment together with'f a draft; conduit extending around both'of said ovens. to the smokestack theovens are" heated evenly and'efli whereby H A t i e o ideal auxiliary draft arrangement for "use when the;

main vertical draft is shut off. Otherobjects are to provide a novel arrangement" of grate bars, water coils and associated elements within the fire compartment; Still further objects'are to provide other novel-deta'ils of construction and arrangement as hereinafter set forth and described. With the above and other objects in View which willappear as the description proceeds;

the invention consists er the novel construe-J combination and arrange? ment of parts hereinafter described and; claimed. These objects are accomplished by- 95 devices illustrated in the accompanying drawtion, adaptation,

ings, wherein V lgure 1 1s a general exterior view in perspectlve of the range;

Fig. 2 is a view in longitudinal vertical 30 section of the same; I

Fig. 3 is a detail view in perspective of the grate; I

' Fig. 4; is a view in vertical section of the grate taken on a broken line 4, 4 of Fig. 3

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of the range partly in top plan and partly 'in horizontal section;

Fig. 6 is a view in transverse vertical sec- ;tion of the range taken substantially on a broken line 6, 6 of Fig. 2; r

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view in vertical section taken on a broken line 7, 7 of Fig. 5; Fig. 8 is a detail View in section taken on a broken line 8, 8 of Fig. 2 and showing the means for protecting the glass windows;

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary view in vertical section taken on a broken line 9, 9 of Fig. 5

and showing the smokestack damper and soot M collecting pit; and

osed therebetween and a Fig. 10 is aview inperspective of the aux iliary draft and its controlling means.

Referring to the drawings throughout which like reference numerals indicate like parts, the numeral 5 designates the outer casing of the range as a whole, A main baking.

oven 6 occupies substantially one-half'side' portion of said casing and a smallerslow baking ioven 7 is disposed within its-otherhalf side portion. toprovide a central fireco'mpartment 8.

Said ovens are spaced apart The tops; ends and bottoms of said o-vens 'are spaced away from the outer range-casing;

walls thus providing a draft conduit 9 extend-" ing from-the fire compartment around the ovens. Said conduit is slightly raisedat' immediately'below the fire'compartment so that the hotfdraft therethrou'gh will be quick-;

ened in its passage around the slow baking oven-,and a bafile llprojecting from the con necting pointof the Smokestack 12 pro'vides means whereby the hotdraft will bespre'ad over: the top of said oven before passingout through said stack. It Will b'e notedthat-allcorners of 1 the conduit-are? rounded so that hot gases :wi'll pass through more freely. A i

soot pit 13 disposedi'mmediately below id. stack and also below the d ft i ond ityi adapted to catch the soot falling from-the:

stack and prevent it from obstructing the draft. Theusual pivoted dam c1214 is providedatthis point as will be un' erstood. 1 I v Anash pan 15 isdisposed in the bottom of j thefire: compartment Sand a fire box -16' is detachably mounted in its top portion. Wa tercoils 17 are arranged-on-both sides o fsai'd" compartment and the bottom of said firebox impinges said coils asishowh in Fig. 7. The" grate 18; as shown in detai lgiin-Fig. 3 com-' prises a pluralityofspaced concave bars rigidly secured to a shakeri shafti 19 at points offset froin ltheircenters', I Said shaft is pi-v otally. mounted through the range lcasing 5 and theheavl'eror'remoter ends of the grate bars rest on a' tubular member 20; the A grate maybe shaken by slight pivotal move-" ment or-- its may be completely turned' overito dump the ashes as shown in dotted" lines 1 a Fig. 2 of the drawings;

The tub lar member eoi opn-at which project through both the front and rear walls of the casing 5. Said open ends are each adapted to be closed by discs 21 that are mounted fixedly on the exterior ends of a rod 22 passing pivotally through said range casing immediately below said tubular member and whereby both of said ends may be opened or closed at the same time by turning said rod. The major central portion of said tubular member is cut away, as at 23, thus providing auxiliary draft meansfo'r the fire when the discs are opened. When said discs are closed they may recede into flanges or lips 24, shown in Fig. 7, thus causing an air tight closure,

The main draft enters the fire compart ment 8'below the grate 1 8 through a vertically disposed pipe 25 that extends upwardly alongside thesmokestack 12 to a point near the ceiling of .the kitchen. Thus said draft will draw ofii the smoke, fumes and noxious gases from the top. of the room which are warm and will therefore cause better comustion- Said d a is, eo tr led' y a i e: able damper 26 and should the fire become too hot or shou d too much Warm air b taken from the room, by h main draft, said slide;- ble, damper maybe closed and the auxiliary d fflifii maybe used by opening the ends of he tubularraft. m er 2 The top 27 of the range has. a a ge. movable plate 28 above'the oven 6, a smaller movable. plate 29 above the oven 7, and a centr mov-i ble. platej3Q ab ve. he fi e. compar ment 8 having the usual disc lids. A fueling door 31; may be; eit er pivoted to saidcentral; plate to swing upwardly or pivoted to the front of the. range casing 5-toswing outwardly thus providing ready access to the fire compartment A double-plate 32 is slidably' disposedimmediately' elow said fueling door in the front. of the range and whensaid plate is removed.

the grate 18 maybe lifted out. w The cleano'utsf 33. under the ovens 6; and respectively are the full lengths of said ovens f whereby soot-may be readily removed there i The-bottom of the oven 7 being raised above the. bottom of the oven 6 providesmeans whereby a drawer 34smay be installed for storage of utensils or use, as a warming oven. The warming oven 35 is provided with utility and eiiiciency of the range as a whole is materially im roved.

Having thus escribed my invention, it being understood that minor changes in its construction and arrangement may be resorted to without departingifrom the scope and spirit of the invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1. A. range comprising a pair of spaced apart ovens, a fire compartment betweensaid ovens, a main vertical draft, a draft. conduit extending from Said fi ecom artment around both of theovens, a'fireboX or the. upper end of the compartment, a rate eccentrica-lly pivoted at the bottom of t ll auxiliary-draft tube for the fire he fire box, a horizonv compartment, and the heavier portioniof the grate normally resting on said draft tube. 2. A rangecomprising a pair of spaced apart ovens, a fire'compartment; between said ovens,- a. pivoted door for said-compartment, a inain vertical draft, a draftrconduitextending from said fire compartment. around both of: the ovens, said conduit slanted uplwardl-y'under one of the ovens, a mokestackat the discharge end of th conduit; a soot p t at the bottomof said smokestack a fire box fo t e'upper'end r wat r ioilsimpinging-the bottom. of they fire. box, a grate eccentricall r pivoted at the bot tom of the firebox, al iorizontal auxiliar draft tubefor the, fire compartment, and the heavier p te nd onion, of the grate .m lv estin on said a I draft tube, I In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, J OSEPH BECK} of the fire compartment,

Sfidable doors'36 and is excessively large thus;

providing ample room whereby said doors. may be closed when dishes or pans of food are placed therein and thusproviding means whereby thefood may-be kept warm. or r V The doorsv 3.7 and 38' for the ovens 6. and 7 respectively may be providedvvith the usual thermometers and also. with windows '39 through which the cooking foods may be ob.- ShutterselO may be pivotally arranged toswingoversaid windowswhen they are notin use :to protect them from breakage.

Similar-windows may be provided in the rear of the range for the admission oflightzinto. theovensifisodesiredi 

